| Title: | History of Medicine |
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| Course Section Number: | HIS-300-02 |
| Department: | History |
| Description: | This research seminar is built on the premise that you are already familiar with the basic contours of European and World history. In this seminar, we will examine the development of European and Global medical practices. This includes how individuals and professionals understood the body, its functions, and disease states. Students will explore the development of formal and informal medical structures, such as the first laboratories, hospitals, and medical educations. The texts used will be a combination of primary and secondary sources, from readings in Greek perceptions of the body to press reports about Ebola outbreaks. The reading is designed to give you a basic understanding of the history of medicine and the types of evidence you may wish to explore in a paper. Throughout your readings and research, students will consider how cultural assumptions and social pressures encouraged or limited medicine and their impressions of what constituted a "healthy" body. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 19, 2026 |
| End Date: | May 9, 2026 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/20/2026-05/07/2026 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:10PM - 02:25PM, Baxter Hall, Room 212
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| Faculty: | Rhoades, Michelle |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 15 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 0 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
| Section Name/Title | Status | Dept. | Capacity |
Enrolled/ Available/ Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HIS-300-02
(primary)
History of Medicine |
OPEN | History | 15 | 0 / 15 / 0 |
|
GHL-310-01
(cross-listing)
History of Medicine |
OPEN | Global Health | 15 | 0 / 15 / 0 |